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Doctor in Clover

Name: Doctor in Clover
Director: Ralph Thomas
Released: 1966
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1966

Director

Ralph Thomas

Runtime

97 minutes

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Doctor in Clover is a conventional 1960s comedy that upholds the social and gender hierarchies of its time. The plot revolves around a male doctor's romantic distractions and the resulting conflicts with a male administrator. The film lacks meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ identities or racial diversity, adhering to the homogeneous standards of mid-20th-century British cinema. It prioritizes established institutional roles and traditional values, offering little challenge to the period's social norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Doctor in Clover have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and does not include any characters with non-cisgender identities or critique traditional orientation frameworks.

How does Doctor in Clover portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on male characters' actions and romantic pursuits. Female characters like the Matron play traditional roles within the hospital hierarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Doctor in Clover?

Minimal

The film reflects the homogeneous society of 1960s Britain, depicting a predominantly Anglo-Saxon professional environment without any diverse representation.

How does Doctor in Clover represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story emphasizes traditional Western institutions and medical hierarchies, using comedic clichés to reinforce the established social order.

Does Doctor in Clover include disability representation?

Minimal

The hospital setting does not specifically address characters with disabilities. There is no indication of ability to act or exclusion for such characters.

Present on Screen

The film presents a clear, structured comedic conflict between professional duties and romantic impulses.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity, reflecting a narrow social landscape.
Gender roles are traditional and centered on male actions and pursuits.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
The film reinforces existing Western institutional hierarchies without questioning them.

Official Synopsis

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job. Numerous antics follow, with Phillips getting Justice fixed up with the new prim-and-proper Matron (Joan Sims) and his attempted failures to lure the hospital's beauty, the physiotherapist.

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